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Re:Why Are Lithium Prices Collapsing? by lotsofpulp on Sunday April 30, 2023 @08:28AM (#35761941)
My plumber/electrician/doctor is insider trading?
Re:Why Are Lithium Prices Collapsing? by layer8 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @08:52AM (#35762083)
What does your plumber/electrician/doctor know that other plumbers/electricians/doctors don’t know and that is the secret of their success?
Re:Why Are Lithium Prices Collapsing? by lotsofpulp on Sunday April 30, 2023 @08:56AM (#35762107)
Forgot about the “no one else” knows part, but the point is being good at something (or knowing something others do not) is not a bad thing, as implied by “insider trading”.

For example, if you figure out a cheaper alternative to lithium, and want to bet that lithium prices will fall as a result of reduced demand, then those are your spoils for figuring that out.

Re:Why Are Lithium Prices Collapsing? by JumpCrisscross on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:06AM (#35762655)
> What does your plumber/electrician/doctor know that other plumbers/electricians/doctors don’t know and that is the secret of their success?

The phone numbers of the people doing construction in my area. Largely through relationships with interior designers and architects.